The Glass Menagerie First Person Point of View

First person point of view is vital to the development of the plot of Tennessee Williams "The Glass Menagerie". Williams writes "Memory takes a lot of poetic license. It omits some details  others are exaggerated..." (1235). Throughout the play, the audience sees the story through Tom Wingfield's eyes. His views bring us a unique narration to the story, and help the play to stand out. Tom's view does not make this story a positive one, nor did it make the story more enjoyable, but it did help to make the story more interesting. Showing a character living bleakly in a world that he despises, makes the audience want Tom to find an escape. The audience hopes that Tom will be able to achieve his poetic dreams, but rather he finds no release, or escape from his family. Tom is forced instead of moving up, to simply move out. This made sense to me, because of how his mother treated him, and how fragile his sister was. Tom provides a unique view, that ultimately creates the mood of the story.